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TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Bc it known that I, JAnED W. SANIOnmot' Byron, in tho countyof Ogle, andState of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Gultivator; and I dohereby declare that the' following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled 'in the art tomake andrusc the same, reference being had i to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to a new and improved cultivator, designed forVgeneral purposes, so as to be capable ol' performing all the variouskinds of work now donc by oultivators.

The invention consists in a peculiar construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully shown andVv described, whereby the endvabove specified, with a strong, economical', and durable implement, isobtained. In the accompanying sheet of drawingsi Figure 1 is a side viewof my invention adjusted or arranged as a double'cultivator. l

Figure 2, a plan or top View of the same.

Figure 3, a side view of the same adjusted or arranged as a singleihorseeultivator.

Figures and 5, detached views of parts pertaining to the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The frame of my improved-implement is composed of two beams, A A,theiront parts of which are parallel with each other, and secured ashort distance apart by bolts a and washers b, which s'ccurc theplough-standards B to them. The rear parts of the beams A A. are bent orcurved outward from'cach other, to form' handles, as shown in iig. 2t Yi i The plough-standards B are arranged as lfollows for a double ortwo-horse cultivator: The front standard is placed between the beams AA, at the rear of a block, which is secured between the beams, saidstandard being secured by a bolt, a, on which it is allowed to turnfreely. This standard may be adjusted at a greater or less angle ofinclination by 'means of a perforated bar, D, the front end of which isitted on a bolt, ax, which passes through the front ends of the beams,said bar being perforated with holes, d, and passing through a slotIin'the standard, the latter resting against a wooden pin, c, insertedinany one of the perforations in D. This.

4will be fully understood by referring to iig; 1. Directly behind thefront standard there are secured on a bolt,

a, two similar standards, which are in line with each other, Vand are atthe outer sides of thc beams A A, the holte ot' said standards passingentirely through the two beams, and having washers b upon t, to securethe beams and the standards in position, as willl be fully understood byreferring to iig. 42` At the rear o f these two standardsthere aresecured, in ,a similar manner, two other standards, their bolt a beingrather longer than that of the standards in front of them, so that therear standards will be rather farther out from the beams than the onesin front of them, and the several plonghs E, which are applied to thestandards, have a position inthe shape ot a V, as shown in iig. 2.Thcsestandards, like the front one, arebraced.andjsecuredin a more orless inclined position, by means of perforated bars D and wooden pins c.The bolts aiare braced by bars F. The shares or ploughs E are at thelower ends of cylindrical rods c, whicharo secured to thefront surfacesof the standards by means of staples, d, which admit of the ploughsbeing turned so as to throw the earth either to the right or left, asmay be required. The depth of the penetration of the ploughs isregulated by varying the inclination of the standards, and 'adjustingthe same higher or lower, and in` case the implement isdesigned tostraddle the row of plants, as in ploughing corn,.thc front standard Bis pulled down at-.its upper end, which elevates itslowcr end and ploughabove the surface of the ground, i

In order to convert the implement into a one-horse cultivator, thc tworear standards are removed, and the front standard detached and placedon the bolt a of the rear'staudards, lbetween the two beamsA A,.and onthe bolt a of the front standard a wheel, G, is placed, and allowed torotate freely. (See iig. 3.) The implement,- thus adjusted or arranged,may be shoved along by hand, a bodystrap, if necessary or desired,ybeing attached 'to the ends of the handlcsfor the body of the operatorto bear against.

In cases where raking is necessary, a rake, A, may be fitted on theupper ends of .the rear standards, as' shown in figs. 1 and 2, and thoimplement inverted when the rake is to be used; and when the groundrequires to be r'olled,.the rods ff ota roller-frame I-I may beinsertodin the place of the vrods c of the two standards at the rear ofwheel G. A hoe, I, may also be applied to the rear standard whenever itmay be necessary to use a boe. The application of the hoe and roller tothe implement is shown in red in iig. 3, the implement being inverted,of course, when it is required to use the hoe or roller.

These tools may all be used without making any changes of parts when theimplement is in operation o1' Vuse, all that is required being simplythe turning over or inverting of the implement, which may beaccomplis-hed in a moment of time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The adjustable standards B, attached to theplough-beams A, and braced by bars D D', in the manner substantially asand for the purpose herein set forth. l

2. The attaching of the ploughs or shares E to the standards B, byhaving the former at the lower ends ci' cylindrical rods c, fitted instaples d, at the-front sides of the standards, substantially as and forthe purpose specified. A

3. The combination of the hoe, rake, androller, with a cultivator, whenall are constructed, arranged, and applied to admit of either theploughs or the hoe, rake, or roller, beingl used by simply invertingtheimplement, as set forth. 'i

JARED W. SANFORD.

' Witnesses ALFRED B. Sr/11TH, JOHN H. SANFORD.

